--- title: Government Pizza Study: 13 Percent of Americans Eat Pizza Any Given Day description: On any given day, 13 percent of Americans are eating it. canonical: https://time.com/6641/us-government-pizza-consumption-report/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-02-10T21:29:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:07:09.121Z og:title: Government Pizza Study: 13 Percent of Americans Eat Pizza Any Given Day og:description: On any given day, 13 percent of Americans are eating it. og:url: https://time.com/6641/us-government-pizza-consumption-report/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf7eea09392c22e6/6986828f3617601ac590a9b4/460748689.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4904 og:image:height: 2759 og:image:alt: heart shaped pizza og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Government Pizza Study: 13 Percent of Americans Eat Pizza Any Given Day twitter:description: On any given day, 13 percent of Americans are eating it. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf7eea09392c22e6/6986828f3617601ac590a9b4/460748689.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Government Took the Time to Prove that Americans Really Love Pizza > Sponsored content. 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But even though we all know how much everyone loves to eat pizza, the United States government still went ahead and put together [a report ](http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12355000/pdf/DBrief/11%5Fconsumption%5Fof%5Fpizza%5F0710.pdf)detailing just _how_ much we love it and just _how_ much we’re eating it. Here are some of the key findings: * 13 percent of Americans eat pizza on any given day * A quarter of males ages 6-18 eat pizza on any given day * For those who eat pizza on any given day, it accounts for 25 percent (among kids) and 29 percent (among adults) of daily energy intake * The people who eat the least amount of pizza are women ages 60 and over * Overall, men are eating pizza much more frequently than women The most important finding, though? 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